Melksham Town and Wimborne Town come into Saturday’s kick-off in contrasting spells, with the away team hitting a rich vein of form while the hosts struggle.
Melksham have won one and drawn one of the last six, while Wimborne have taken five wins and one draw.
With 69 goals in 33 games so far this season, Wimborne are the league’s joint-highest scorers with 2.1 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 37 goals at a rate of 1.1 per game.
Melksham, meanwhile, are below average scorers, with 1.4 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.6. They have conceded 1.7 goals per game.
Wimborne Town are top of the table after 33 games, of which they have won 22 and drawn seven, earning 73 points.
Melksham Town are 15 places behind the visitors in 16th, with eight wins and 11 draws putting them on 35 points.
In the last five years, Melksham and Wimborne have played each other on four occasions. They won one each, and they drew twice.
On average, Melksham scored 1.2 goals and Wimborne 1.0 in those matches.
Their last meeting was on February 27, when Wimborne won 2-1 at home.
Melksham’s last match was on April 20, a 3-0 loss against Bristol Manor Farm.
Wimborne drew 1-1 with Frome Town last time out, also on April 20.
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Melksham Town v Wimborne Town
Southern League Division One – South
Saturday, 27 April 2024 @ 3.00pm
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